No time to waste
Firisua and Kam training overseas By Taromane Martin “NOW and onwards leading up to the Commonwealth Games in April 4th there is no time and day to waste in training and exercise to get back on the track,” says Solomon…
Firisua and Kam training overseas By Taromane Martin “NOW and onwards leading up to the Commonwealth Games in April 4th there is no time and day to waste in training and exercise to get back on the track,” says Solomon…
No Prime Minister’s secret fund, Hou and Sogavare in good terms PRIME Minister Rick Houenipwela and Deputy Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare have refuted claims that they are not in talking terms with each other. And, Prime Minister Hou also asserts…
BY LYNTON AARON FILIA SOLOMON Islands is looking at increasing its tourism industry through new marketing strategy this year. In the 2018 Tourism in Focus forum held at the Mendana Hotel yesterday, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Solomon Islands…
By Mike Puia PARASI airport in Small Malaita is being prepped to reopen after nearly two decades of closure. In 2000, Parasi airport was closed down. It was during the height of the ethnic tension that broke out in Guadalcanal.…
All activities relating to fishing or harvesting of sea cucumber (beche-de-mer) will cease as of midnight of January 31, 2018, says the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources in a statement issued yesterday. It says the five months ‘Open Harvest…
BY ROMULUS HUTA A total of 10 referees across all football codes from Solomon Islands have been accredited with FIFA badges for this year. This is for all three football codes namely conventional 11-aside, futsal and beach soccer. The total…
BY ROMULUS HUTA THE historic visit of the FIFA world cup trophy to Solomon Islands will be accompanied by former French national footballer and New Caledonian Christian Karembeu. The trophy will touch down at Henderson International Airport in Honiara early…
Standing at the bus-stop for hours on end has commuters questioning HCC’s new bus routes BY JARED KOLI THREE weeks after being implemented, the reality of Honiara City Council’s (HCC) long bus routes is kicking in. People are lining up…
BY PRIESTLEY HABRU TIROTONA village, located just a few kilomteres inland and uphill from Isabel Provincial township of Buala is fast becoming a hub of bird watching in Solomon Islands. The major drawcards for tourists are the rare species of…
A traditional ceremony still practised today in Choiseul (Lauru) Province called ‘kelo’ is to bring peace, unity and strengthen relationships. During the head hunting era before Solomon Islands was colonised by Europeans, Kelo was the last event that bought about…